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They said it was a mortal sin, and that the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution should apply to all races.
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∙ 11y agothey thought the owning of a slave as property was wrong and inhumane
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What did abolitionists believe to be the first step to ending slavery?
shutting down the slave trade
How was moral suasion used by the abolitionists as an argument against slavery?
Abolitionists argued that slavery was morally wrong.
What was the moral suasion used by abolitionists as an argument against slavery?
abolitionists argued that slavery was morally wrong
How was moral suasion used by abolitionists as an agruement against slavery?
Abolitionists agrued that slavery was morally wrong.
What do abolitionists believe in very strongly?
Abolitionists are strongly opposed to slavery. Conversely, one can say that abolitionists are strongly supportive of laws and social norms that assure that involuntary servitude is forbidden. (Obviously, this discussion does not address the exceptional cases where public safety, criminal behavior or mental illness is an overriding consideration.)
Why did Abolitionists believe slavery should be outlawed?
They thought it ran counter to the Rights of Man, as supported by the Constitution.
What did abolitionists believe to be the first step to ending slavery?
shutting down the slave trade
Where abolitionists in favor of slavery Did they want slavery?
Just the opposite, abolitionists violently opposed slavery.
Did abolitionists favor limited slavery?
They favored no slavery. They wished to "abolish" slavery. Hence the term abolitionists.
Did Quakes and Baptists believe in slavery?
Quakers had many abolitionists and Baptists supported the status quo of slavery during the 19th century.
How was moral suasion by abolitionists as an argument against slavery?
abolitionists argued that slavery was morally wrong
How was moral suasion by abolitionists as as argument against slavery?
abolitionists argued that slavery was morally wrong
What did abolitionists focus on eliminating?
Abolitionists were those who were opposed to slavery. They wanted slavery abolished from the United States.
How was moral suasion used by abolitionists as an argument against slavery?
abolitionists argued that slavery was morally wrong
How was moral suasion used by the abolitionists as an argument against slavery?
Abolitionists argued that slavery was morally wrong.
What was the moral suasion used by abolitionists as an argument against slavery?
abolitionists argued that slavery was morally wrong
How was moral suasion used by abolitionists as an agruement against slavery?
Abolitionists agrued that slavery was morally wrong.
